I've recently written about the second and third RMO releases, but what about their debut? It's different in that it's a live effort, something the band states it wanted to do to capture their energy ("tension and electricity" as they put it). Coming fresh off their former work, under the Tomorrow's Gift moniker, Life has a similar jazz focus, but is geared more towards the upcoming fusion movement. Given the lack of any memorable melodies, I find Life harder to get into than their next two albums, which puts me in the minority camp. However, a couple of repeated listens convinced me Life is at the same level, just a less immediate sound.
Ownership: LP: 1974 Brain. Traded with a fellow collector sometime in the late 90s. Comes in a nice gatefold cover with full recording details in the center (in both German and English). Life is generally considered the first album on the green label that does not have the word Metronome underneath. However it does still have the word on the cover, and this would be the last album to feature that. As with Tomorrow's Gift's Goodbye Future and all of the RMO Brain releases, there is no CD reissue (or any legit reissue in this case).
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